CB11 4SB Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clavering. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lower Green, Lower Green: 36 addresses
- Park Lane, Killem's Green: 6 addresses
- Stocking Lane, North Hertfordshire: 1 address
- Bull Lane, Uttlesford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Uttlesford in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,815 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,852 | £3,371 | £3,890 | £4,668 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (26% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BLACK BULL INN, grade II
- BROOMS, grade II
- FRIDAY SHOP, grade II
- THE STRAWS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 45 addresses are between 107 m and 139 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Audley End 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km |
| Newport (Essex) 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Bull Langley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Royston | 9.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newport Surgery | 8.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Newport Pharmacy | 8.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Buntingford Dental Clinic | 9.0 km |
| Hospital | Royston Hospital | 9.5 km |
| Police station | Herfordshire Constabulary | 9.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,720 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m north-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north-east |
| Roman barrow 700m WNW of Clavering Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Grove | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Bottom Roughway Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Top Roughway Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Oldfield Grove | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| New Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 45 |
12 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lower Green.